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App design is a serious business.
There are millions of apps now available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store (not to mention third-party app repositories).
New apps must compete with superstars and blockbusters in nearly every single app category. That’s why app wireframing has become an essential part of the overall app design process.
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One of the great things about modern smartphones and tablets is their ability to run apps that perform a wide variety of useful tasks.
If you can think of something for your device to do on your behalf, there is probably an app for it.
In reality, smartphones and tablets are in fact tiny computers, and the apps they run are actually computer programs, and there’s a downside to that…
Any device that can run a computer program is subject to being attacked by hackers. [Read more…]
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Question from Danny P.: Hi Rick. A while back I read your post explaining how to change the default Downloads folder in Windows 7.
I followed the instructions and changed the Downloads folder on my PC to the Windows Desktop.
I just replaced that old computer with a new Windows 10 PC and I’d really like change the Downloads folder to the Desktop again.
Can you tell me how to do it in Windows 10? [Read more…]
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For whatever reason, the folks at Microsoft have decided it’s a good idea to hide file extensions when using the File Explorer dialog in Windows 10.
I really don’t understand the thinking behind having file extensions hidden since they’re so useful for quickly determining a file’s type when viewing its filename.
In case you’re wondering how viewing a file’s extension can help you, here’s a great example (and it’s an important one).
Luckily, it’s very easy to force Windows 10 to display the file extensions when you view the names of files in File Explorer. Here’s how: [Read more…]
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Do you have an iPhone, an iPad or an Android device?
If so, you probably know that by default your device will update your apps automatically as soon as updates become available.
Auto-Updates are fine if you are comfortable with accepting every app’s “permissions” and you are almost always in a place where there’s a strong cellular or Wi-Fi signal available.
But if you prefer to review the permissions before allowing your apps to update (yes, permissions are updated at times) or if you are often in places with weak signal coverage, you’d probably be better off setting Auto-Updates to “Off”.